3.5.4.2. Manual signs marking subordination in manner clauses

Manner clauses are marked by the subordinating wh-morpheme how obligatorily produced at the end of the manner clause when they have the structure of a free relative clause (a). They are introduced by a subordinating manual sign, such as identical (b), pe (c) or as_if (d), when they are adverbial dependent clauses.

 

 

 

                                                         rel

         a.            ix_{2 2}explain₁ how rice ix₁ cook done

         ‘I cooked the rice the way you explained to me.’

 

 

 

         b.            ix₂ house build identical time past

         ‘You built the house as they used to do in the past.’

 

 

 

         c.            carla_a ix_a sew ix_a pe past mother teach_3a

         ‘Carla sews as her mother taught her to.’

 

 

 

         d.            ix₃ behave as_if house poss(G)₃

         ‘He behaves as if the house was his own.’